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Article: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE SANHEDRIN
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- Washington Jewish Week
- Article date:
- October 20, 2005
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Immerse yourself in Jewish history in a new and innovative way -- following the path from one headquarters to another of the Sanhedrin, Judaism's supreme ancient legal body. You'll discover how Judaism reinvented itself, and laid the foundations for the future.
Our story starts with all the makings of a good political thriller. It was 70 C.E., the disastrous end of the Jewish revolt was imminent, and Jewish life in the land of Israel seemed perilously close to disappearing. But the leader of the Sanhedrin, Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, had other plans. Legend has it that he was smuggled out of the city in a coffin -- not to a safe haven, but straight to the Roman general Vespasian. Before the ...